held

Definitions

Past tense and past participle of hold; having kept or grasped something in one's hands or arms.

Maintained or kept in a particular position, state, or condition.

Conducted or organized an event, such as a meeting or ceremony.

Examples

She held the fragile vase carefully in her hands.

The annual conference was held in a large convention center downtown.

He held his breath as he waited for the results of the test.

Synonyms

grasped clutched retained maintained possessed occupied contained

Antonyms

released dropped abandoned surrendered relinquished lost freed